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by Kbg
Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:58 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55489

Re: The Twitter Files

It was interesting reading the posted actual letters vs. Taibbi's interpretation of them. Spoiler Alert: You will find a lot of ex FBI, CIA and military types in the security and safety arms of large American corporations. Wonder why? Option A: Vast deep state conspiracy to infiltrate every element ...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:15 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Huh, 1/N Asset Allocation is Quite Robust
Replies: 12
Views: 3406

Huh, 1/N Asset Allocation is Quite Robust

For the wonky types.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ... id=4281138

And of course, 1/N is how the PP does it.
by Kbg
Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Dawg Pound
Replies: 290
Views: 120015

Re: Dawg Pound

I'm in a sentimental mood regarding pets this week as we finally had to put our bunny to sleep due to advanced uterine cancer. I'm a total wimp with these kinds of things. I broke down crying about six times the first day, four times the second day, and two times yesterday. So far, none at all toda...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:56 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Deep-State Lies
Replies: 25
Views: 2646

Re: Deep-State Lies

+1 on glennds and Maddy's comments. There are posters here now that I think are way off the rails in terms of what they believe the facts to be and their analysis of them. Having learned my lesson in the "Great Covid Wars" my response now is non-response. However, they bring a viewpoint and do so wi...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:13 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: Bank Bonuses
Replies: 36
Views: 10839

Re: Bank Bonuses

Banging the drum again...crypto is a speculation. It is neither a currency nor an asset (asset class). It has all the negatives of gold with none of its positives.
by Kbg
Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Ukrainian Immigrant Interviews Jimmy Dore
Replies: 13
Views: 937

Re: Ukrainian Immigrant Interviews Jimmy Dore

And you guys probably don't think that the CIA lied to get us into the Iraq war after 9/11 also, right? And they didn't lie to get us into several other wars down through the ages, right? Somehow, people are willing to believe that lies happened 20 or 30 or more years ago, but right now at this mom...
by Kbg
Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:29 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55489

Re: The Twitter Files

I'm with you on both. Of course there's the quintessential line of that time. Bond...James Bond.
by Kbg
Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:06 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55489

Re: The Twitter Files

I couldn't agree with you more, but I think you might be missing the point. The discussion I'm prompting isn't as much about election claims as it is about the tendency of some (many?) people to rattle the Constitution sabre whenever something is not going the way they'd like. Or stated differently...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1144619

Re: Peanut Butter & Jelly Burger

One of the best burgers I've ever had: a peanut butter & jelly burger with bacon and cheese. There's something similar at one of my favorite places where I live. it's just the Peanut Butter burger though. Hamburger, bacon, cheese, PB, siracha sauce and red pepper aioli. I couldn't get myself to try...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Ukrainian Immigrant Interviews Jimmy Dore
Replies: 13
Views: 937

Re: Ukrainian Immigrant Interviews Jimmy Dore

stuper1 wrote:
Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:24 pm
They cover Tulsi Gabbard and how she exposed the false story that the Syrian government had gassed its own people
This is so patently false I won't even bother with a URL or two. Why do you post this stuff? An open minded liar, is still, a liar.
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:54 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Another Gold ETF post
Replies: 29
Views: 9929

Re: Another Gold ETF post

In my retirement accounts "the" driver has been lowest management fee. IAUM, then SGOL, then GLDM, perhaps back to IAUM shortly.
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:53 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Another Gold ETF post
Replies: 29
Views: 9929

Re: Another Gold ETF post

Agree with the general feeling on a Chinese holding company. However, I think the location, local laws in effect and the auditing/auditor is probably more important. If the vault is in the US or UK with a western auditing firm I'm not that concerned. Move the vault to Bejing, use a non-western Europ...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Died Suddenly
Replies: 85
Views: 6354

Re: Died Suddenly

Yes, the age-range filters are very interesting. The 24-44 year olds had a big jump in excess mortality for about 7 months starting in July 2021. Is there any explanation for that? When did the covid vaccines roll out? It's a good thing they got the vaccine, because obviously covid was a big proble...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:43 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Died Suddenly
Replies: 85
Views: 6354

Re: Died Suddenly

To be clear, I'm certainly not anti-vaxx or vaxx hesitant for that matter. Also to be clear, I do not want to reopen the board Covid wars. My intent was to post something I had read a week or so back. And, to simply say covid is a virus like flu is a virus, at a basic level their behaviors are the ...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Another Gold ETF post
Replies: 29
Views: 9929

Re: Another Gold ETF post

Xan wrote:
Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:49 am
Yes, thanks, welderwannabe! This is a great resource. I've used it to divest of GLDM.
What did you go with and why? I'm also a current GLDM holder.

Tks in advance.
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Died Suddenly
Replies: 85
Views: 6354

Re: Died Suddenly

Do you know whether the four people in your office who died received the boosters in addition to the original two shot vaccine? Including the most recent "bi-valent" booster? My PCP seemed to be a little skeptical about the need for the most recent booster, but we didn't have a long conversation ab...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:16 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Casino-Chip Society
Replies: 9
Views: 1170

Re: Casino-Chip Society

Hmm... Level 0: Gold Coin (piece of Gold stamped in a circle with USA written on it). Physical dollar note (piece of paper with USA written on it). Note this does not define "value". ie if Farmer will only supply food in exchange for rolls of toilet paper, then Gold and dollars have less value than...
by Kbg
Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Another Gold ETF post
Replies: 29
Views: 9929

Re: Another Gold ETF post

Nicely done and many thanks for the summary!
by Kbg
Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:50 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55489

Re: The Twitter Files

There is nothing prohibiting US government officials from "leaning" on people or entities. Happens daily, as it does in the corporate world. Whether or not a law is broken is based on how the lean is done. Savvy senior government officials know where that line is and don't cross it...quite a few civ...
by Kbg
Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:56 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55489

Re: The Twitter Files

The two tweets in question were allegations that the voter registration system was owned and operated by "foreign actors", a claim which has yet to be proven, at least at the standard required by the courts. The Fantasy Island series ran for 7 years. Here's to 2023 and the show going off air again....
by Kbg
Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Casino-Chip Society
Replies: 9
Views: 1170

Re: Casino-Chip Society

Jack, I read this article this morning, interrupted only by a planned safe deposit box visit. Thank you for posting. I’m not clear on where t-bills rank, layerwise. While we trade them with button clicks on a computer, I don’t think of them as digital, and I don’t think the author does either. He w...
by Kbg
Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:48 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP YTD performance - was it the worst ever?
Replies: 117
Views: 33467

Re: PP YTD performance - was it the worst ever?

Yep...I don't have my data in front of me but correlations have been on the rise for a while now.
by Kbg
Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Gold will rise when Fed stops raising interest rates?
Replies: 54
Views: 18349

Re: Gold will rise when Fed stops raising interest rates?

Been a minute since I gamed as well. I was more a Red Alert guy...I'm sure that is why I'm anti-Russian. ;-)

Three phrases that will forever be stuck in my biological memory mass...

Yes sir, moving out

Ha, Ha, Ha...take that, Kaching!

For King and Country
by Kbg
Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Gold will rise when Fed stops raising interest rates?
Replies: 54
Views: 18349

Re: Gold will rise when Fed stops raising interest rates?

Are you the same seajay as on BH?
by Kbg
Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 824605

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Not going to do Covid 2 on this thread. Appreciate Krieg’s writing. The S men are factually incorrect, lying and/or totally deluded. All we’re doing here now is providing a platform for Russian or hard right American propaganda. I’m out. #NAFOfella I'm an American, not Russian, and not even close t...